Disturbances Reach Amoy as Fleet Heads to Hong Kong
A Manila dispatch reports the cruiser Boston and the collier Nero reaching Amoy to coal and cargo, amid widespread rebellion around Pekin. In the southern Philippines, native forces maintain chaos while Spaniards defend towns. The United States seizes rebel vessels at Cavite, taking two this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Boston
Nero
Hong Kongs
Pekin
Amoy
Fo Kien
Famosa
Philippines
Cavite
Paris Opinion Shifts Over Fashoda Question
Paris reports a fierce shift in French public mood over Fashoda with greater defiance toward Britain. The British press tone and Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's threatening speech are cited as provocation. Government circles lean toward resisting British demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Michael Hicks-Beach
Autorite
France
Great Britain
Bank bookkeeper Henning defaulter flees Louisville
The Bank of Louisville bookkeeper Charles G. Henning is said to be a defaulter in the 8000 to 10000 dollar range and has fled the city. His downfall is attributed to alcohol and relationships, including a broken engagement with a St. Louis Catholic woman. Henning was a trusted bank employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Charles G. Henning
Bank of Louisville
Henning
St. Louis
Boiler Explosion Fatal at Freelandsville Sawmill
A boiler in Thomas Noltmeyer's sawmill near Vincennes Indiana exploded killing engineer Frank Jarrell and badly injuring George Brower and Willy Robbins. The blast tore Jarrell to pieces and marked a second fatal boiler explosion at the mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Noltmeyer
Freelandsville
Vinecennes
Ind
Frank Jarrell
George Brower
Willy Robbins
Jarrell
Yellow Fever Strikes Baton Rouge as Governor Stays
Among the new yellow fever cases in Baton Rouge Louisiana is Mrs Fos ter wife of the Governor. The Governor refused to leave the state capital arguing it would be undignified to desert the capital. He stayed with his wife and six children.
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Baton Rouge
Foster
Charles Muth
Morristown
Waldron
Oscar Winn
Company L
One
Indiana
Anderson
Division
Elwood
New Albany
Death from Yellow Fever in Ohio Town
A yellow fever death occurred in Paris Township Trumbull County Ohio with Miss Blanche Beck aged 28 as the victim. No other cases have developed in the area. Beck had recently fled from Mississippi and had traveled to the region from Tennessee.
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Ohio
Paris Township
Trumbull County
Blanche Beck
Miss Beck
Mississippi
Tennessee
Native merchants refuse contract in Northern China split
A Shanghai dispatch to the London Daily Mail reports that native merchants will not contract for English goods in Northern China claiming the region will become Russian territory in a coming split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily Mail
Shanghai
China
Murdered Woman Found in Carrs Hollow Home
Mrs Cornelius ofevone aged 67 was found murdered at her Carrs Hollow New York home. Hoc head and face were battered with a heavy instrument. She had apparently lain where she was found for several days.
Dynamite Explosion Kills Three Workers in Duluth
Three men Henry Scherf John Stevenson and Michael Vail were killed in an explosion at a government canal project in Duluth. The blast tore through a work site where they were blasting an old hull. Authorities investigate the accident and identify the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Henry
Scherf
John, Stevenson
Michael Vail
Canal
Tugboat Blown Up At Lock No 3 Near Elizabeth
The tugboat belonging to Jutte & Go. was blown up at lock No 3 near Elizabeth Pennsylvania. Captain Sedelle was killed and nine crew members injured. one seriously.
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Jutte & Go
Elizabeth
Sedelle
Tragic House Fire Kills Child in Haverhill Area
A child of James Gullirie died in a fire near Ironton Ohio. The Haverhill home and contents were completely destroyed as the mother was out gathering wood. Authorities reported the incident and began investigations into the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chila
James‘ Gullirie
Haverhill
Ironton
Ohio
Disastrous Floods Hit Lower District, Rise and Damage
A lower district experiences disastrous floods with rising water causing damage. Readings show worsening conditions as residents brace for impact and authorities mobilize flood response and relief efforts.
Quietly smuggled Alabama negroes reach St Louis
A compilation of diverse incidents notes imported African Americans moved from Alabama to Springfield then St Louis. Other eye catching items include a six building fire in Albuquerque, a fatal shooting in St. Louis, indictments against Jesse James Jr and a fatal train accident near Irondale.
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Alabama
Springfield
St. Louis
Albuquerque
N. M
Main Street
Metropolitan Hotel
National Protective Association of America
Cincinnati
John W. Edwards
Alexander Charlton
Lorsin Steel Company
Johnson Works
Federal Steel Company
Florence
Col
William Levlin
Episcopal Church of the
Diocese of
Anderson
Ind
Indiana
Blizzard and train disruption hit counties and rails
A genuine blizzard swept the Southwest and West with heavy wet snow and strong winds. Wires were prostrated and railway traffic delayed for 24 hours after a day of rain. Sidewalks were slushy and temperatures dropped, risking suffering on cattle ranges and for travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Sawmill Fire and Civil War Vet Becomes Father
A fire at Hail & Burdin sawmill in St Mar tinsville Louisiana caused $20 000 in losses with half insured. Captain Henry O Neill aged 92 a Civil War veteran and longtime Louisville police figure becomes a father. In Tennessee a fight kills Carter s Creek postmaster C W Simmons and merchant D W Irving. Warren Irving injured. Graham A Young of Louisville dies at Willets Point NY after serving in engineers and Porto Rico service. he left a $1 000 000 fortune.
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Hail & Burdin
St. Martinsville
American Christian Missionary Society
Chattanooga
Tenn
Camp Hamilton
Henry O’neill
Louisville
C W. Simmons
Carter’s Creek
Columbia, Tenn
D. W. Irving
Warren Irving
Graham A. Young
Wilet'’s Point
L. I
Engineer Corps
Porto Rico
Spaniard Colon Armored Cruiser Raised In Progress
Naval Constructor Hobson reports rapid progress in raising the Spanish armored cruiser Cristobal Colon and believes he can save the vessel. A Baltimore and Ohio special train with diplomats and reporters arrived in Washington Sunday. Chief Hich argues the American navy will soon near Italy in strength, backing it with figures. Internal Revenue ruling on mixed flour revised to require wheat flour as principal constituent. Treasury awards a $4500 war loan. subscribers of $4480 or less receive full amounts. Admiral Dewey supporters push for presidential bid per Senator Proctor. Merritt urges lower international postage to 2 cents per half ounce with German and French talks. Navy asks officers to surrender all trophies of war per new regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobson
Cristobal Colon
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington
Omaha Exposition
Hichborn
Italy
Wilson
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury Department
Admiral Dewey
Proctor
Vermont
Dewey
Merritt
Hogland
Germany
France
Navy Department
Navy
Havana Floods and Global Rumors Across War and Trade
Reports describe Havana streets flooded by heavy rain, a three foot depth in spots, while Russia concentrates 40,000 troops at Port Arthur for Peking. Paris building strikes end. Brigg collision kills seven. Duchess of Sutherland loses a jewelry satchel aboard a Paris Calais train.
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Reporter
Havana
Russia
Port Arthur
Peking
Paris
Brigg
England
Duchess of Sutherland
Calais
Mussulmans
Candia
Crete
China
Maximo Gomez
Nea Rojas
Admiral Treee Id Ralmy
Locust, floods, and plots overshadow world news
Reports note Argentina expects strong harvests while locust damage is minor and a wheat maize surplus looms. Japan suffers floods with casualties in Aichi. Alexandria police foil an Italian anarchist plot against the emperor. Mohegan wreck victims' bodies robbed. Dr Fallows tied to missing £50 notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Japan
Aichi Prefecture
Alexandria
Egypt
William
Holy Land
Falmouth
Fallows
Record crop loss and fortification plans across North America
The piece notes Mexico’s cotton crop at a record value and reports in Manitoba a Galician family homicide with the wife missing. It covers long unpaid service pay for Washington artillery veterans, Knights Templar at their encampment, a failed bigamy case against Hiram Maxim, Red Cross relief stance, and imperial fortifications planned between Montreal and Quebec. It also cites Dun and Bradstreet trade data, Western retail improvements, and large grain losses from rain and frost across Manitoba and the Red River valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Laguna
Cominion City
Manitoba
Washington Artillery
Knights Templar
Washington
D. C
Helen Leighton
Nellie Malcolm
Hiram
Maxim
A. B. Orr
Red Cross Relief Committee
Sternberg
Army
Imperial Defense Commission
Quebec
Montreal
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
United States
Canada
Bradstreet's
Red River
North Dakota
Minneapolis
Oregon
Red River Valley
Market Reports Show Wide Range Across Regions
Chicago to Indianapolis to St Louis and beyond report mixed prices for cattle hogs sheep and grains. Wheat No 2 red around 65-70 cents per bushel with corn oats and rye showing modest gains or declines across markets. Butter and eggs prices appear in local dairy columns alongside grain terms.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Torpedo Boat Davis Explodes During Trial Near Portland
Seven men were killed when the torpedo boat Davis exploded during an official Washington Navy Yard trial trip on the Columbia River near Skamokawa seventy five miles from Portland Oregon. The Davis built by Wolff and Zwicker of Portland was en route to a two hour run at minimum twenty two knots. An internal tube failure caused a boiler explosion and steam filled the engine room trapping workers. Passengers and the dead were moved to the Davis and the vessel towed to Astoria with all victims employed by the builders, not government personnel.
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Wheeling and
Lake Erie
Irondale
Ohio
Frank Sass
William Schocht
Toledo
Jesse James, Jr
Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
Glendale
James Donovan
William Cearns
Frank Lees
Hebron
Ante Jimson
Harry Keldar
Genevieve Ransom
Midvale
Neb
Dudley M. Steele
Omaha
Berrien County
Cass County
Michigan
Wilmington and Northern Railway
St. Louis
Charles
James G
Frederick Smith
Lincoln Trust
Herman Harnest
Onion Elevator Company
Fred Pargellis
Hardwood Manufacturing Company
Minneapolis
United States
California Board of Health
C. A. Ruggles
Hawaiian Islands
California
Walker, Minn
Bear Island
Hard Wood Manufacturing Company
Churchill
Chicago
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Waukegan
Portland
Davis
Columbia River
Skamokawa
Ore
Walker's Island
Shamokawa
Astoria
Wolff & Zwicker
Navy Department
Minneapolis Flour Mills Break All Records
Minneapolis four mills operate day and night to meet high demand before navigation closes. A large local firm recently bought 25 000 barrels of flour from Pillsbury to keep up with orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minneapolis 4
Pillsbury Company
Spanish plan to proclaim Cuban republic disclosed
A private telegram from Havana says Captain General Blanco Gen Pando and other Spaniards planned to declare a Spanish American republic in Cuba after Santiago’s surrender. The scheme would have risked another war if it had succeeded.
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Cuba
Washington
Havana
Blanco
Pando
Santiago
United States
Egyptian Geological Survey Probes Sinai and Red Sea Region
English geologists work for over a year on a geological survey in the Egyptian mountains along the Red Sea and in the Sinai Peninsula. They map areas not visited for up to 2000 years and report evidence of mineral wealth including ancient emerald mines.
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Heyptian
Red Sea
Sinai Peninsula
Compressed Air Cars To Run In New York Soon
Compressed air as motive power is to be applied soon in New York. By the end of February about twenty two cars will run along the West Twenty third and Thirty fourth streets ferry traffic. Storage reservoirs will be built to provide energy to send each car at least twenty miles.
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New York
Twenty-third
Tast
Volunteers’ Cleins Bounty bones ch man total
Volunteers gather for a local event as government efforts focus on a missing person and communal aid. The fragmented note hints at a cleanup or search with community involvement and municipal support.
Indiana News Roundup Sparks Local Tragedies and Treasures
A chaotic Indiana pageant reports deaths and recoveries from accidents and illness. Notable items include the death of John Powers of Brookville aged 93, railway fatalities near Gosport and Bedfort, and typhoid death in Lexington. Local incidents touch politics, pension grants, and property concerns amid a broader note on Indiana natural gas stability and ongoing civic projects.
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Ithe
Ente
John
Pater
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Thomas C. Gaughen
Presbyterian Hospital
Philadelphia
Plainfield
N.S
Barge Cycle Company
Camden
Gov. Black
Y. McKane
Victor Coal and Coke Company
Colorado
Henry Goldbach
Helen
Creelia Goldbach
Trenton
N. J
Edward Goldbach
David Lesser
Mrs. Goldbach
Mary Young
Western
Elyria
C. H. Price & Co
Cleveland
Southern
Market Reports
Prare
J. W. Molar
Powers
Brookville
Hiram Powers
Fort ‘Wayne
Vigo County
Lew Wallace
Crawfordsvillians
Indianapolitans
John John
Peter
van Norman
Lagrange
James’ H. Culver
Wawaka
Shedtown
Muncie
White River
Gosport
Monon
Bedfort
George
Cummings
Carter Manis
Robert Higginbottom
John Brogan
Bloomington
T. W. ‘Moore
Mitchell
Louis‘ Wolf
Ube
Brazil
Alexander- Owens
Alexander
Lawrence
Terre Haute
Owens
Alex Lawrence
Hirhland ‘Lawn
Erre Haute
John W. Slider
Kokomo
George W. Slider
Lafayette
New London
Howard County
John Moulder
Mary Forbes, Dobbs
William Jennings Bryan
Old Settlers
Leach
Smith
Stuart
Albert.Smith
Jeffersonville
Nellie Stuart
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